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A standing order of the Clay County Justice Court governing the taking of pleas from non-juvenile defendants at the jail, framed by the justice of the peace's dual magistrate and judicial roles under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Applies to non-juvenile criminal defendants appearing before the Clay County Justice Court at the jail. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
[Letterhead: seal of the State of Texas, County of Clay - Justice Court of Clay County, 214 N. Main Street, P.O. Box 71, Henrietta, Texas 76365; Phone: 940.538.6531; FAX: 940.264.4161] STANDING ORDER REGARDING TAKING PLEAS AT THE JAIL Non-Juvenile Defendants 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Arts. 2.09, 4.11. – The Justice of the peace has two separate roles in the criminal justice system. A justice of the peace may perform duties associated with their status as a magistrate, and a justice of the peace may also perform duties associated with their role as the judge of a trial court. Both roles are involved in the process of accepting a guilty plea from a criminal defendant confined in a county jail, although they are often played by a single justice of the peace. 2. A magistrate only has authority to accept a plea in their role as a magistrate on fine-only misdemeanor warrants issued by an out-of-county judge and may never accept a plea on a jailable offense. Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 15.18. Any other plea taken must be in the justice of the peace’s capacity of trial judge. 3. This Justice Court will not generally accept pleas of guilty or no contest at a county jail (except in the case of a warrant on an out-of-county offense punishable by fine only as provided by Art. 15.18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure). Signed this the 17th day of April 2023. [signature] Judge, Justice Court of Clay County [seal: Justice Court, Precinct 1, Clay County, Texas]
Justice Court of Clay County Standing Order Regarding Taking Pleas at the Jail (Non-Juvenile Defendants). Under Code of Criminal Procedure Arts. 2.09 and 4.11, the justice of the peace has two separate roles in the criminal justice system — duties as a magistrate and duties as a judge of the justice court — and the order sets how and when the court takes pleas from non-juvenile defendants held at
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Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.